Ste. Thérèse, Parish, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Thérèse, Parish was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 73.857°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Thérèse, Parish had a population of 1,768: 909 male and 859 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,899 |
| 1861 | 1,864 |
| 1871 | 1,768 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Thérèse, Parish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 859 |
| Number of males | 909 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,768 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,195 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 288 |
| Number of occupied houses | 288 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,167 |
| BWT BU | 5,117 |
| CRN BU | 1,431 |
| HAY AC | 2,043 |
| HAY TONS | 2,222 |
| OAT BU | 52,940 |
| PEA BU | 6,377 |
| POT AC | 452 |
| POT BU | 77,122 |
| RYE BU | 550 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,916 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,487 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 596 |
| AREA | 16,916 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| CD | 99 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FEMALE | 859 |
| GRA BU | 224 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 288 |
| INHABITED | 288 |
| MALE | 909 |
| MARRIED F | 259 |
| MARRIED M | 261 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 520 |
| POPULATION | 1,768 |
| ROOT BU | 1,050 |
| SINGLE F | 561 |
| SINGLE M | 634 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,195 |
| TUR BU | 7 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Ste. Thérèse, Parish, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-r-se-parish-qc099003-1871/.